Yellow Rice Recipe

Yellow rice can also be made by adding mixed vegetables to make it wholesome. You can send tastier and healthier lunch boxes to school and office. 


Ingredients needed to make Yellow Rice :
1 cup cooked rice
1/2 onions sliced finely
2-3 green chillies
1 /2 cup sliced tomatoes
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 - cinnamon
2 cloves
2 green cardamom
1 bay leaf
oil as needed ( about 1 tbsp)
Salt to taste

How to prepare the Yellow Rice:
Heat oil and add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaf cut into pieces.
When they are golden add the sliced onions and green chillies. Saute till the onions are golden.
Add turmeric powder, tomatoes and salt to taste. when the tomato gets cooked and is tender, mix in the cooked rice. Stir well it the rice blends well with the onion mixture.
Garnish with chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Points to Note:
You can add mixed cooked vegetables like carrot, beans, potatoes, capsicums etc to give a little colour.
Serve with a spicy side dish like Chicken curry / vegetable curry / Egg curry etc.
This dish can be made with left over rice or packed as lunch.